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Need mortgage but house worth more than what is needed.

jdq2rp · 2011-06-13 09:29:04

Hi there, Myself and my other half are buying a property worth £249,000 off her parents. They thankfully have offered it to us for £130,000. We are first-time buyers. We are both professionals with reasonable incomes and good credit histories. Our question is this: Can we make that extra value of the house that is not…

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The_Palmist Posts: 792 Forumite

6 July 2011 at 6:32PM

InMyDreams wrote: »

Who would 'sell' you a tenner for £2 though? That doesn't make any sense.

jdq2rp's partner's parents ! :-)

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